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Print - 2016-05-02
WHO warns of risk of 'marked increase' in Zika cases

WHO warns of risk of 'marked increase' in Zika cases

The UN's health agency warned on Monday of the potential for a "marked increase" in Zika infections, and the spread of the virus to new parts of the world, even as the outbreak declines in Brazil.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Music helps babies learn speech: study

Music helps babies learn speech: study

Babies who engage in musical play may have an easier time picking up language skills, suggested a study on Monday. US researchers compared nine-month-old babies who played with toys and trucks to those who practiced banging out a rhythm during a series of
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Researchers use light to battle cancer

Researchers use light to battle cancer

In an intriguing approach to the fight against cancer, researchers for the first time have used light to prevent and reverse tumors using a technique called optogenetics to manipulate electrical signalling in cells. Scientists at Tufts University performe
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Worsening depression may be dementia cue

Worsening depression may be dementia cue

People over 54 who suffer from steadily-worsening depression may run a higher risk of developing dementia, according to new research published on Saturday that suggested it may be an early symptom.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Cocktail of UV, Vitamin B zaps malaria in blood

Cocktail of UV, Vitamin B zaps malaria in blood

Blood donated by unknowing malaria carriers can be made safer with UV radiation and Vitamin B, said a study on Friday which may "revolutionise" transfusion safety in Africa. The technology, not yet commercially available, also holds promise for killing ot
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
El Nino dries up Asia as its stormy sister La Nina looms

El Nino dries up Asia as its stormy sister La Nina looms

Withering drought and sizzling temperatures from El Nino have caused food and water shortages and ravaged farming across Asia, and experts warn of a double-whammy of possible flooding from its sibling, La Nina.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
EU set to drive forward visas for Turks in migrant deal

EU set to drive forward visas for Turks in migrant deal

Despite deep public misgivings in some countries, the European Union will this week drive forward a plan to grant Turks visa-free travel to Europe as a reward for having reduced a flood of refugees and migrants into Europe to a trickle.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Thousands battle deadly forest fires in India

Thousands battle deadly forest fires in India

Thousands of labourers backed by water-carrying helicopters were battling to control fires that have killed two people in India's northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, officials said Sunday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Iran parliament urges ballistic missile improvements

Iran parliament urges ballistic missile improvements

Iran's outgoing parliament approved a motion Sunday to increase the capabilities of the country's ballistic missiles, a military programme that has been ruled dangerous by the United Nations.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
France to build Australia subs but US to arm them

France to build Australia subs but US to arm them

Australia may have awarded France a bumper contract to build its next generation of submarines, but its highly secretive combat system will come from close ally the United States. French shipbuilder DCNS last week beat off Germany and Japan to secure the
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Vietnamese rally against Taiwan firm over mass fish deaths

Vietnamese rally against Taiwan firm over mass fish deaths

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in the Vietnamese capital to protest against a Taiwanese company suspected of involvement in a toxic leak that has hit the fishing industry along the central coast.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Philippine island rebels free 10 Indonesian hostages

Philippine island rebels free 10 Indonesian hostages

Islamist militants in the southern Philippines released 10 Indonesian hostages on Sunday, ending a month-long ordeal during which a kidnapped Canadian held by the same group was beheaded after a ransom deadline passed.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Ghanaian crowned first 'Miss Africa Continent'

Ghanaian crowned first 'Miss Africa Continent'

Barefoot, wearing traditional costumes including animal hide skirts and elaborately beaded head-dresses, the contestants strutted the stage before Ghanaian Rebecca Asamoah was crowned the first Miss Africa Continent. The 24-year-old dental hygienist beat
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Swiss hoteliers' group calls for action over strong franc
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Swiss hoteliers' group calls for action over strong franc

The head of the main Swiss hoteliers' group has called for action to reverse the damage the strong franc is doing to the country's tourism industry. The Swiss National Bank abruptly abandoned its cap on the level of the Swiss franc against the euro in Jan
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
South Korea trade slump deepens

South Korea trade slump deepens

South Korean exports fell at a sharper pace in April as fewer working days ate into shipments already suffering from weak global demand and low global commodity prices, and the trade ministry said it was not optimistic about conditions in May.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Iran oil exports to South Korea rise to 400,000 bpd

Iran oil exports to South Korea rise to 400,000 bpd

Iran's oil exports to South Korea have more than quadrupled to 400,000 barrels a day since international sanctions were lifted in January, Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh was quoted as saying on Sunday by the Shana news agency.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Saudi Arabia says to provide housing to 100,000 poorer families

Saudi Arabia says to provide housing to 100,000 poorer families

Saudi Arabia's government will provide housing for 100,000 low-income families over the next year as part of a reform programme designed to strengthen the economy and reduce its dependence on oil, the Housing Ministry said on Sunday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
ECB's Coeure hits back at German criticism

ECB's Coeure hits back at German criticism

Germany would lose out if the European Central Bank abandoned its inflation target while low interest rates are a boon, not just a burden, a top ECB policymaker said on Sunday, responding to a barrage of criticism from German officials.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Dubai's Emaar Properties first quarter net profit rises 17 percent

Dubai's Emaar Properties first quarter net profit rises 17 percent

Dubai's Emaar Properties, builder of the world's tallest tower, shrugged off a weakening local market to report a 17 percent increase in first-quarter net profit on Sunday as sales rose and its hospitality and retail units also prospered.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Oman cuts benefits for state agency employees

Oman cuts benefits for state agency employees

Oman is cutting benefits for employees of state agencies as part of an austerity drive designed to curb a big budget deficit caused by low oil prices, the Times of Oman reported on Sunday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Mike Ashley, Allan Leighton eye BHS stores

Mike Ashley, Allan Leighton eye BHS stores

Mike Ashley, the billionaire owner of sports goods chain Sports Direct, could step in to save BHS, the 88-year-old British retailer that collapsed last Monday, the Sunday Telegraph reported.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
China's tax overhaul aims to cut business costs

China's tax overhaul aims to cut business costs

China has rolled out a value-added tax (VAT) system across all industries that previously had a business tax, in the most ambitious overhaul of its tax regime in three decades. The world's second-largest economy is stumbling through its slowest growth in
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
China's official factory activity expands but at slower pace
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China's official factory activity expands but at slower pace

Activity in China's manufacturing sector expanded for the second month in a row in April but only marginally, an official survey showed on Sunday, raising doubts about the sustainability of a recent pick-up in the world's second-largest economy.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Juve jubilant as Milan see Europa dream fade

Juve jubilant as Milan see Europa dream fade

Coach Massimiliano Allegri watched Juventus celebrate winning a fifth consecutive title in Turin as former club AC Milan slipped into the Serie A doldrums and further out of contention for a place in Europe.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Rosberg makes it seven wins in a row

Rosberg makes it seven wins in a row

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg chalked up his seventh win in a row at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday with team mate Lewis Hamilton fighting back from 10th on the grid to seal a Mercedes one-two finish.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Swansea safe as Ayew downs Liverpool

Swansea safe as Ayew downs Liverpool

Andre Ayew's double ensured Swansea are safe from the threat of Premier League relegation as Liverpool's weakened team crashed to a 3-1 defeat at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Mane treble ruins City's warm-up for Real clash

Mane treble ruins City's warm-up for Real clash

Sadio Mane's hat-trick ensured Manchester City will face Real Madrid in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final on the back of a painful 4-2 defeat at Southampton on Sunday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Kerber crashes out, Muguruza, Azarenka through
Kerb

Kerber crashes out, Muguruza, Azarenka through

Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber was dumped out of the Madrid Open in the first round by Czech Barbora Strycova 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday. Kerber had travelled to the Spanish capital in fine form having retained her title in Stuttgart last week.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Adelaide crowned A-League champions

Adelaide crowned A-League champions

Adelaide United were crowned Australian A-League champions for the first time on Sunday, holding off a never-say-die Western Sydney Wanderers 3-1 in a pulsating game. Guillermo Amor's team had home advantage and made the most of it, with 50,000 fans packi
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Australia's Marsh out of IPL with side strain

Australia's Marsh out of IPL with side strain

All-rounder Mitchell Marsh will return home from the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a side strain and will be assessed ahead of Australia's tour of West Indies next month, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Sunday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Murad, Rehman and Khaizra reach Shuhada-e-Army Badminton semis

Murad, Rehman and Khaizra reach Shuhada-e-Army Badminton semis

Murad Ali of NBP, Abdur Rehman of Wapda in men's singles and Khaizra Rashid in women singles qualified for the semi-finals of the All Pakistan Shuhada-e-Army National Badminton Tournament being played here at Peshawar Services Club Sunday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Kohlschreiber wins third Munich title

Kohlschreiber wins third Munich title

Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber won Munich's ATP tournament for the third time after downing Austria's Dominic Thiem in Sunday's final and was promptly presented with a pair of Bavarian lederhosen as part of his prize.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Barca edging towards title: Luis Enrique

Barca edging towards title: Luis Enrique

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique believes the Spanish champions took a big step towards retaining their title as they overcame 10-man Betis 2-0 on Saturday. Enrique's men still need to win their two remaining games against local rivals Espanyol and Granada to
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Isfandyar wins Next Spring Summer 16 Golf title

Isfandyar wins Next Spring Summer 16 Golf title

The Next Spring Summer 16 Golf Tournament endorsed by NEXT -Team A ventures, concluded Sunday at the Lahore Gymkhana Golf Course and Isfandyar Khan succeeded in showing his golfing skills and through exhibition of quality golf he stamped his name on the 1
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Transparency can prevent 'stupid' accusations: Nadal

Transparency can prevent 'stupid' accusations: Nadal

Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal believes his call for all his anti-doping tests to be made public is the only way to end the scourge of doping accusations in tennis. Nadal filed a lawsuit against former French sports minister Roselyne Bache
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Mitsui to invest in Japan's corporate debt, super-long bonds

Mitsui to invest in Japan's corporate debt, super-long bonds

Japan's Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co plans to invest in Japanese corporate bonds and super long-term government bonds as well as foreign alternative assets this fiscal year, a senior executive said on Thursday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Mitsui to invest in Japan's corporate debt, super-long bonds

Mitsui to invest in Japan's corporate debt, super-long bonds

Japan's Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co plans to invest in Japanese corporate bonds and super long-term government bonds as well as foreign alternative assets this fiscal year, a senior executive said on Thursday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Gulf markets pull back; banks weigh on S Arabia, Abu Dhabi

Gulf markets pull back; banks weigh on S Arabia, Abu Dhabi

Gulf stocks were flat to lower on Sunday as investors booked profits after recent gains, ignoring a further rise in oil prices. Brent oil futures settled at $48.13 a barrel on Friday after reaching a 2016 peak at $48.50. They rose 21.5 percent in April, t
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Red Rock Resorts raises $531.4 million in IPO

Red Rock Resorts raises $531.4 million in IPO

Red Rock Resorts Inc raised $531.4 million in its initial public offering on Tuesday, as the US stock market becomes more welcoming for new flotations following months of volatility that grounded several IPO hopefuls. Red Rock is the sixth company to go p
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
India's state fund, insurer buy one-sixth of power debt

India's state fund, insurer buy one-sixth of power debt

India's largest state insurer and its pension fund together bought about one-sixth of the bonds issued by regional governments for their power companies last fiscal year, a minister said on Thursday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
India's state fund, insurer buy one-sixth of power debt

India's state fund, insurer buy one-sixth of power debt

India's largest state insurer and its pension fund together bought about one-sixth of the bonds issued by regional governments for their power companies last fiscal year, a minister said on Thursday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Investors eager for Argentina in landmark cash call
Currency

Investors eager for Argentina in landmark cash call

Global investors welcomed Argentina back to international credit markets, with demand for $60 billion of bonds far outstripping supply in the country's first debt auction since a 2001 default, the government said Tuesday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
HKEx to launch more yuan currency futures contracts
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HKEx to launch more yuan currency futures contracts

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited plans to introduce additional Renminbi currency futures contracts by June to provide more instruments to hedge foreign exchange risk. These new contracts will include euro-yuan, yen-yuan, Australian dollar-yuan
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Citadel tops list of private US trading venues
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Citadel tops list of private US trading venues

Citadel Securities, one of the top market makers in US stocks and listed stock options, runs one of the largest stock trading venues in the country, according to a report released on Monday aimed at providing transparency into where stock trading occurs.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Afghan forces battle to push Taliban from southern highway

Afghan forces battle to push Taliban from southern highway

Afghan security forces have been battling to push back Taliban fighters seeking to cut off the capital of the southern province of Uruzgan, officials said on Sunday as army units worked to clear roadside bombs from the main highway into the town.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Saudi Arabia kills two militant suspects, arrests third
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Saudi Arabia kills two militant suspects, arrests third

Saudi security forces killed two militant suspects and arrested a third in a two-day operation in south-western Bisha province, the Ministry of Interior said on Sunday, accusing them of involvement in deadly attacks claimed by Islamic State.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Kazakh leader evokes Ukraine as land protests spread

Kazakh leader evokes Ukraine as land protests spread

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, facing a growing wave of protests against planned changes to land ownership, evoked the image of war-torn Ukraine on Sunday as he called for national unity.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Crisis-hit Venezuela sets clocks ahead to save power
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Crisis-hit Venezuela sets clocks ahead to save power

With their country gripped by an economic crisis, Venezuelans lost half an hour of sleep Sunday as their clocks were set forward to save power on President Nicolas Maduro's order. At 2:30 am local time, the oil-dependent South American nation shifted its
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
'Obama out': president gets in final laughs with US media

'Obama out': president gets in final laughs with US media

President Barack Obama cracked jokes and poked fun at rivals Saturday in his last appearance as US leader at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, ending his performance with a mic drop and the words "Obama out."
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Freight train derails in Washington

Freight train derails in Washington

A CSX freight train derailed on Sunday morning in northeastern Washington DC, with several cars overturned and leaking hazardous liquids near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station, the District of Columbia Fire Department tweeted.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Six killed in Texas floods as severe weather lashes central US

Six killed in Texas floods as severe weather lashes central US

A grandmother and four of her grandchildren were killed and another person also died in floods in Texas caused by storms that unleashed tornadoes, damaging hail and torrential rains on several central US states, officials said on Saturday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
First US-to-Cuba cruise ship in decades set to sail
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First US-to-Cuba cruise ship in decades set to sail

The first US cruise ship bound for Cuba in 50 years was set to sail from Miami on Sunday and give travellers a taste of local art, music and dance in a festive offshoot of the restoration of diplomatic relations. The Adonia, a vessel from the Carnival cru
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Russia, US in bids to halt fighting in Aleppo

Russia, US in bids to halt fighting in Aleppo

Russia said Sunday it was working to freeze fighting in Syria's Aleppo as US Secretary of State John Kerry was due in Geneva in a bid to restore a nation-wide cease-fire.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Yemen government suspends 'direct' talks with rebels

Yemen government suspends 'direct' talks with rebels

Yemen's government suspended Sunday its participation in "direct" talks with Iran-backed rebels in protest at their take-over of a military base in the war-torn country despite a cease-fire, officials said. But government representatives will remain in Ku
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Munir optimistic about economic Prospects
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Munir optimistic about economic Prospects

All economic indicators are positive and Pakistan is expected to reap its fruit and emerge as one of the strongest economy of the region, said S M Munir, Chief Executive Officer Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP). He was addressing the busines
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Progressive farmers getting 70-80 mound per acre wheat: UAF VC

Progressive farmers getting 70-80 mound per acre wheat: UAF VC

There is a huge gap between ordinary and progressive farmers in terms of per acre yield and usual agricultural practices as the latter is getting 70 to 80 mounds wheat per acre compared to the average yield of 28 mounds.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
JI Shoora condemns mass killings in Syria

JI Shoora condemns mass killings in Syria

The central Shoora of the Jamaat-e-Islami has strongly condemned the indiscriminate bombings in Syrian city of Halab causing large scale killings. While castigating the double standards of the world community headed by the US, the Shoora has appealed to t
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
'Plunderers' won't find refuge anywhere: JI chief

'Plunderers' won't find refuge anywhere: JI chief

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq, has said that those named in the Panama leaks won't find refuge in the US, the UK and even in Panama, and added that the JI would chase the plunderers of national wealth everywhere.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Hundreds of labourers take part in seminar, rally

Hundreds of labourers take part in seminar, rally

Hundreds of labourers including women workers on Sunday participated in trade unions' seminar at Hamdard Centre and later gathered at Gelani Park Jaild Road from where they took out rally till Shadman Chowk to mark the May Day.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
PEF directs new FAS partners to deposit papers by May 5

PEF directs new FAS partners to deposit papers by May 5

The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has issued set of instructions for private schools qualifying the quality assurance test for educational partnership in expansion phase nine of Foundation Assisted School (FAS).
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
MCCI welcomes industrial estate in Rahim Yar Khan

MCCI welcomes industrial estate in Rahim Yar Khan

Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has welcomed the establishment of another industrial estate in Rahim Yar Khan and urged the government to ensure provision of all facilities to this industrial cluster within the shortest span of time.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
NPO holds training programme on SMEs

NPO holds training programme on SMEs

National Productivity Organisation (NPO) organised a training programme in collaboration with IFC, SMEDA and Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) to improve the management capacity and business performance of SMEs.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Senate body seeks funds for execution of CPEC's western route

Senate body seeks funds for execution of CPEC's western route

The Standing Committee of Senate of Pakistan on China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) has demanded of the federal government to ensure timely releases of funds for execution of western route of CPEC which would pass through Balochistan to connect port city o
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
KP Tevta initiates competency-based training

KP Tevta initiates competency-based training

The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is paying special attention to technical and vocational education and training for enhancement of better job opportunities for the skilled workforce of the province. Chairman of KP Technical Education and Vocational Tr
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Exhibition

Exhibition

The National Painting Exhibition, jointly organised by Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) and Artists Association Punjab (AAP) to introduce the creative work of local as well as national artists, concluded on Sunday with an awareness programme f
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
PC Peshawar organises fashion show

PC Peshawar organises fashion show

Pearl Continental Hotel in collaboration with Media Sniffers organised a fashion show to entertain the residents of the terrorism-hit city of the country. A large number of youth including government officials also turned up to the show to appreciate the
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Imran invested SKMH donations in offshore companies: Sana

Imran invested SKMH donations in offshore companies: Sana

Punjab Law Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Rana Sanaullah has alleged that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Imran Khan has invested donations collected for Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital (SKMH) in offshore companies.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Two more model seminaries being established in Karachi, Sukkur

Two more model seminaries being established in Karachi, Sukkur

Two more model seminaries will be established in Sukkur and Karachi for imparting religious, contemporary and technical education among students, Chairman, Pakistan Mardasah Education Board (PMEB) Dr Aamir Tauseen said on Sunday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Somon Air starts Dushanbe-Lahore operations from May 6

Somon Air starts Dushanbe-Lahore operations from May 6

Somon Air of Tajikistan will start its operations between two sister cities of Dushanbe and Lahore from May 6. According to the airlines sources, flights between both the cities will operate twice a week on every Monday and Friday.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Auto parts manufacturers: hurdles may be discussed on May 3

Auto parts manufacturers: hurdles may be discussed on May 3

The country's auto sector is still feeling sore at the "unfair" auto policy approved by the Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet after setting aside the understanding reached between the industry and Chairman Privatisation Commission (PC)
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Pak-Afghan talks on TIRs hit a snag

Pak-Afghan talks on TIRs hit a snag

Vice Chairman, All Pakistan Customs Agents Association (APCAA) and president, Frontier Customs Agents Group (FCAG), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi has said that the failure of Afghanistan in sending her proposals regarding trade access to India thr
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Protesters quit Baghdad's Green Zone

Protesters quit Baghdad's Green Zone

Protesters were withdrawing from Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday after breaking into the fortified area and storming Iraq's parliament in an unprecedented security breach the day before.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry

Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry

As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the blistering afternoon sun, guards armed with guns stand vigil at one of the few remaining water bodies in a state hit hard by India''s crippling drought.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry

Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry

As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the blistering afternoon sun, guards armed with guns stand vigil at one of the few remaining water bodies in a state hit hard by India's crippling drought.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry

Armed guards at India dams as drought leaves farmers dry

As young boys plunge into a murky dam to escape the blistering afternoon sun, guards armed with guns stand vigil at one of the few remaining water bodies in a state hit hard by India's crippling drought.
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
Five years after Osama, al Qaeda down but far from out

Five years after Osama, al Qaeda down but far from out

Five years after the killing of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, the network he founded is far from dead even if it has suffered a series of setbacks. Replaced as the pre-eminent global jihadist power by the Islamic State group, Al-Qaeda nonetheless remain
Published 02 May, 2016 12:00am
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